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Clugnet, Léon.
Géographie de la soie. Étude géographique et statistique sur la production et le commerce de la soie en cocon. Mémoire couronné par la Société de Géographie de Lyon.
Crown quarto. Pp. x, 201. Bound in the original printed wrappers, slightly soiled, vague dampmark at blank bottom of first few leaves. In fine condition. Excellent copy, practically unused, still entirely unopened. ~ First edition. Mémoire couronné par la Société de Géographie de Lyon. Rare.
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Hentze, C.
Les figurines de la ceramique funeraire. Matériaux pour l'étude des croyances et du folklore de la Chine ancienne. I. Texte; II. Planches. [TWO VOLUMES].
Two volumes. Quarto. I. Text Volume. Pp. viii, 105. II. Plate Volume., consists of title leaf and 114 single-sheet collotype plates. Both volumes placed in the original cloth portfolio with some wear to extremities and a few repairs at folds inside. Both volumes in fine condition, plates are exceptionally well preserved. ~ First edition. Beautifully illustrated Collotype is one of the most accurate and attractive methods of photomechanical tonal printing processes. Highly skilled and expensive process, it cannot produce more than a limited number of impressions. It has been used for single-sheet prints and luxury portfolios, and since the 1950s has been abandoned by all except a few small specialist firms.
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Buckens, Fernand.
Les antiquités funéraires du Honan central et la conception de l'âme, dans la Chine primitive, d'après des documents archéologiques et paléographiques. Extrait des Mélanges chinois et Bouddhiques.
Crown quarto. Pp. 101. Plus 28 plates, printed on different paper. Text illustrations. Bound in the original printed wrappers. In fine condition (decorative stamp, signature). ~ First edition thus. Extrait des Mélanges chinois et Bouddhiques, publiés par l'Institut Belge des hautes études chinoises, III.
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Neumann, Karl Friedrich. [Charles Gutzlaff] [Karl Friedrich August Gützlaff (Guetzlaff)].
["China Opened, Or, a Display of the Topography, History, Customs, Manners, Arts, Manufactures, Commerce, Literature, Religion, Jurisprudence etc., of the Chinese Empire"]: A Review, Jahrbücher der Literatur, 1840.
Octavo. Pp. 189-240. Set in Gothic type. Privately stapled into card folder. Fine, partly still unopened. ~ Offprint from Jahrbücher der Literatur, 1840. A review article by Karl Friedrich Neumann (1793-1870), of Gützlaff's "China Opened" (London, 1838). In German.
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Knollys, Major Henry.
English Life in China.
Octavo. Pp. ix, 333, (6) publisher's catalogue. Half-title present. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full brown cloth, upper cover and spine lettered and decorated in gilt and black, some stray spots on back cover, floral endpapers, trimmed rough, spine ends very lightly bumped, inner hinges about starting. In fine condition. Excellent copy, bright and fresh, beautifully preserved interior. ~ First edition. Sir Henry Knollys (1840-1930) served as a major in the Royal Artillery, later became private secretary to King Edward's daughter Maud, queen of Norway. He was a descendant to a distinguished British family. Sir Francis Knollys (1514-1596) was an English statesman, became a member of parliament in 1542 and was knighted in 1547. His father, Robert Knollys, a courtier in the service of both Henry VII and Henry VIII. Sir Francis's three sons were all courtiers and served Queen Mary in parliament or in the field. Henry Knollys published extensively; on "English Life in China" he said: "The statements contained in this book have, at all events, the advantage of having been recorded on the spot, and at the time when they were originally deduced. Taken down day by day in shorthand, I venture to hope that the opinions may possess the freshness, sometimes so conductive to accuracy, of first impressions; while the authenticity of the facts has been safe-guarded by subsequent careful revision." See further: Peter J. Kitson (General Editor): "Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires: Writings from the Era of Imperial Consolidation, 1835-1910." 8 volumes. (London, Pickering & Chatto, 2003-2004). Also: Albert Smith: "To China and Back: Being a Diary Kept Out and Home." (Hong Kong, 1859).
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Okamoto, M. (Masabumi).
A Chinese Pronunciation Dictionary in Peking Dialect.
Three parts in one volume. Small octavo. Pp. (ii), 244, (viii) blanks, (ii) verso blank. Tissue guard between English and Chinese title-pages. Hardcover, bound in modern full burgundy cloth, placed in matching, custom-made full cloth slipcase, with the original morocco gilt lettering-piece laid-down, gilt lettering to spine panel, marbled edges, round corners. Some pencil underlining to index, light wear to outer bottom edge of a section of leaves, neatly repaired in places. A very good, handsome copy, beautifully bound and presented. ~ Eleventh edition, revised and enlarged. See also: Japanese National Bibliography, National Diet Library, Tokyo. Provenance: from the private library of the late scholar Frits Vos (1918-2000), professor of Japanese and Korean studies, with his neat signature.
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Okamoto, M. (Masabumi).
A Chinese Pronunciation Dictionary in Peking Dialect.
Three parts in one volume. Small octavo. Pp. (ii), 244, (viii) blanks, (ii) verso blank. Tissue guard between English and Chinese title-pages. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full brown morocco on limp boards, leather rubbed off a single corner on back cover, upper cover gilt embossed in Chinese large characters, spine with blind tooled ornaments and with gilt lettering in English, marbled edges, round corners, lovely decorative floral endpapers. A fine copy, beautifully preserved, crisp interior. Excellent. ~ Tenth edition, revised and enlarged. See also: Japanese National Bibliography, National Diet Library, Tokyo.
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Ball, James Dyer
The Celestial and his Religions: or the Religious Aspect in China. Being a Series of Lectures on the Religions of the Chinese.
Octavo. Pp. (iv), (4), 240, xviii. Appendices, index. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's quarter crimson cloth and printed boards, endpapers lightly browned. In a very good condition. Overall an excellent copy, well preserved. ~ First edition. A DEDICATION COPY, Signed, inscribed by the author on first free endpaper: "With love from the Author". James Dyer Ball (1847-1919).
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Smith, Rev. George.
A Narrative of an Exploratory Visit to Each of the Consular Cities of China, and to the Islands of Hong Kong and Chusan, in Behalf of the Church Missionary Society, in the Years 1844, 1845, 1846, I-II. [TWO VOLUMES. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL INSTALLMENTS].
Two volumes. Crown quarto. Paginated consecutively. Pp. xvi, 3-240; 241-467. Plus a folding map engraved on steel, engraved frontispiece and 11 other plates. Title-page printed in red and black. Uniformly in the original illustrated wrappers, these edge worn and chipped, back wrapper of one volume loose, some dog-eared corners. Both volumes placed in a handsome custom made box, full green cloth over boards, facsimile title-page laid-down on cover. An unsophisticated set, untrimmed, preserved entirely in the original state, bright interiors, thoroughly free of foxing. ~ First American edition in the extremely rare original, two paperbound installments. Sold separately, each volume's cover bears the header: "50 Cents. Complete in Two Parts"; and "Part 1" and "Part 2", respectively. A pioneering work by the Anglican missionary George Smith (1815-1871) who, after the Treaty of Nanking, explored the newly opened cities of China, recording his findings and observations. The work is particularly appealing for its description and portrayal of everyday life in nineteenth-century China and the impact of the new British Rule. It includes an account of Hong Kong. Cordier BS, 2115; Lust, 385.
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Fleming, George.
Travels on Horseback in Mantchu Tartary: Being a Summer's Ride Beyond the Great Wall of China.
Crown quarto. Pp. xvi, 579. Chromolithograph frontispiece. Fold-out map with additional colour added in lithography (small tears at fold). With 54 wood-engraved illustrations. Hardcover, bound in contemporary half polished calf and forest-green ribbed cloth, sides and corners ornamentally roll-tooled in blind, spine gilt; bit worn and chafed in places, inner-hinges split, foxed. In good condition, and with the contemporary armorial bookplate, "Auspicium Melioris Aevi" (an omen of a better age, motto of the Order of St. Michael and St. George). ~ First edition. Cordier BS, 2747.
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Strehlneek, E. A.
Chinese Pictorial Art, Illustrated by Coloured and Collotyped Reproductions from the Author's Collection with Descriptions and Notes on the History of Drawing, Writing, etc., Translated from Standard Chinese Authors. [AND:] Supplement Illustrating a Few Interesting Pieces of Bronze, Ceramics, and Jade.
Two parts in one volume. Quarto. Pp. 324, iv; 74. Coloured frontispiece. Numerous collotype and coloured plates interleaved with text leaves. Each plate protected with a facing tissue-guard. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's lovely silk-covered boards, sewn with threads in traditional Chinese style, upper board richly illustrated in gilt, and with gilt lettering, bit discoloured, cloth over spine rubbed off, spine heads bit worn. In a very fine internal condition. Excellent interior, exceptionally well preserved, crisp plates. ~ First edition. Copy number 65 (of 66) from the Östasiatiska Museet, Stockholm, with two stamps to that effect. Includes list of dynasties; notes on the history and technique of Chinese drawing and painting; supplement of plates illustrating Chinese bronzes, ceramic art, and jade. Collotype is one of the most accurate and attractive methods of photomechanical tonal printing processes. Highly skilled and expensive process, it cannot produce more than a limited number of impressions. It has been used for single-sheet prints and luxury portfolios, and since the 1950s has been abandoned by all except a few small specialist firms. Uncommon in such fine internal condition.
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Baeckström [Baeckstroem], Anton.
Ett besök i Japan och Kina jemte bilder från vägen dit öfver Goda-Hoppsudden, Bourbon, Nya Kaledonien, Manilla och Kokinkina. Anteckningar och minnen från en treårig tjenstgöring i franska flottan. Med 63 illustrationer i stentryck och träsnitt.
Crown quarto. Pp. (iv), 391. Plus engraved frontispiece, 8 tinted lithographs, and 15 full-page wood-engraved plates. With 39 wood-engraved illustration to text. Half-title present. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full embossed cloth, upper cover with large, attractive gilt illustration within blind-embossed and relief frames, spine richly illustrated in gilt, and with gilt lettering, spine discoloured, some wear to spine ends. A very good copy in fine internal condition, crisp plates. ~ First edition. The beautifully illustrated travelogue of Anton Baeckström describes the expedition to the Far East (1867-1870) in which he participated in the service of the French Navy. He recalls the expedition's visits to places as Bourbon, New Caledonia, Manilla, Cochinchina, Japan, China, Singapore; and devotes large part of the book to Japan, including visits to Nagasaki, Yokohama, Edo, Kamakura, Kobe, Osaka. With views of Manila, Saigon, Bangkok, Deshima, Hongkong, and Singapore. Cordier BJ 628.
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Fisher, Lt.-Colonel. [Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur A'Court Fisher, C.B., Royal Engineers]; [George Battye Fisher].
Personal Narrative of Three Years' Service in China.
Octavo. Pp. vi, (ii), 420. Plus wood-engraved frontispiece with facing tissue-guard; 2 full page wood-engraved plates; one full-page plan, and 6 wood-engraved vignette illustrations. Plus 3 folding engraved maps, bound at end. Hardcover, beautifully bound in recent three-quarter smooth black calf extra, attractive marbled paper over boards, sides decorated with blind rolls, spine in compartments between gilt-ruled raised bands, large gilt fleuron in five of six compartments, red morocco lettering-piece gilt in remainder, all edges polished smooth and dyed red. In exceptionally fine condition. An immaculate copy. ~ First edition. Authorship attributed by some to Arthur A'Court Fisher; by others to George Battye Fisher. For that matter, see British Union Catalog and OCLC 9004104.
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Johnston, Rev. Jas.
China and Formosa: The Story of a Successful Mission. With many Illustrations Prepared for This Work and Four Maps.
Octavo. Pp. xvi, 400. Frontispiece. Full-page plates, 4 maps, many text illustrations, head- and tail-pieces. Illustrated initial to the preface. Appendix, index. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full pebble-grained cloth, large gilt illustration to upper cover, and with gilt lettering, spine gilt, forest-green chalked endpapers; spine ends bumped. A very good copy indeed. ~ Third thousand. Uncommon.
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The Earl of Ronaldshay. [Lawrence John Lumley Dundas, Marquess of Zetland].
A Wandering Student in the Far East, I-II. [TWO VOLUMES].
Two volumes. Royal octavo. Pp. xviii, 317, plus a folding map, coloured along route, bound at end, cut into two parts along fold; viii, 360. Plus different frontispiece to each volume, with tissue-guard, and numerous photographic plates. Hardcover, uniformly bound in the original publisher's full green cloth, embossed lettering on cover, spine gilt, contemporary inscription to one volume. A very good, untrimmed set, in overall fine condition, a bit foxed in places. ~ First edition. Lawrence John Lumley Dundas, Marquess of Zetland (1876-1971), a British politician, Secretary of State for India in the late 1930s. Beside with China, his travelogue deals also with Japan, Korea, Manchuria.
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Barrow, John.
Some Account of the Public Life, and a Selection from the Unpublished Writings, of the Earl of Macartney. The Latter Consisting of Extracts from an Account of the Russian Empire, a Sketch of the Political History of Ireland, and a Journal of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China. With an Appendix to Each Volume, I-II. [TWO VOLUMES].
Two volumes. Quarto. Pp. xii, 608; 531. Plus portrait frontispiece, engraved by L. Schiavonetti after H. Edridge, which is very foxed due to paper quality, affecting title-page as often. Hardcover, uniformly bound in contemporary half blonde calf extra, marbled boards, blind ruled sides, spine with raised bands decoratively tooled in gilt, blind embossed compartments, 2 dark-green gilt lettering-pieces in remaining compartments, "London 1807" gilt-stamped at foot of each spine, bit discoloured, extremities bit rubbed, chafed, ownership signature, first free endpaper of one volume creased. Attractive wide-margined copy in a very good condition, very clean interior. ~ First edition. Important work for its account of Macartney's embassy to China. Lust, 501; Cordier BS, 2391. ~ Provenance: from the private library of Stafford H. Northcote, with his attractive engraved armorial bookplate "Christi crux est mea lux" ("The cross of Christ is my light") to each volume. Sir Stafford Henry Northcote (1818-1887), 1st Earl of Iddesleigh, was Secretary of State for India (1867), Chancellor of the Exchequer (1874-1880), and British Foreign Secretary (1886). His(?) bookmark, silken red, hand embroidered with the word "Faith", is loosely inserted in volume II. ~ TO THIS IS ADDED: Loosely inserted in this copy are 2 engraved prints, apparently collected by Northcote. These are as follows: I. "View of the City of Batavia, with a Distant View of the Mountain Overhanging the Valley of the Upas, or Poison Tree. (From Authenticated Documents.)" Oblong, 200 x 260mm. Engraved by T. Dixon, after W. M. Craig, published by H. Fisher, London, 1826. II. "Sir James Brooke. (Raja of Sarawak.) From a Photograph taken expressly for the Work by Herbert Watkins." Portrait, 245 x 170mm. Stipple engraved by W. Edwards, published by James S. Virtue, London, undated. Both prints are in fine condition.
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Couling, Samuel.
The Encyclopaedia Sinica. [IN TWO VOLUMES].
Two volumes. Paginated consecutively. Quarto. Pp. 296; 297-633. Includes Addend & Corrigenda section. Set in double columns. Hardcover, uniformly bound in contemporary three quarter cloth, spines lettered and individually numbered in gilt, cloth inner hinges; paper on boards bit creased in places, minor marking in red pencil on a page or two. In a very good condition, very clean interior. ~ First edition. With the handsome armorial bookplate of Alten Hofer inside cover of first volume and old signature on half-title.
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Teng, Ssu-Yu; Knight Biggerstaff.
An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Chinese Reference Works. Revised Edition. (Harvard-Yenching Institute Studies, II).
Crown quarto. Pp. x, 326. Bound in the original stiff wrappers, plasticized, some annotations to first free endpaper. In a very good condition, fine, clean interior. ~ Revised Edition. Harvard-Yenching Institute Studies, II.
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Lust, John; Werner Eichhorn.
Index Sinicus: A Catalogue of Articles Relating to China in Periodicals and Other Collective Publications, 1920-1955.
Crown quarto. Pp. xxx, 663. Set in double columns. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full ochre cloth, Chinese lettering to cover and spine, with dust-jacket, this worn in places. Book is in fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ First edition.
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Puyraimond, Jeanne-Marie; Walter Simon; Marie-Rose Séguy.
Catalogue du Fonds Mandchou.
Royal octavo. Pp. 178. Plus 6 plates. Indices. Original errata slip tipped-in. Bound in the original stiff wrappers. In fine condition. ~ First edition.
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McMullen, D. L.
Concordances and Indexes to Chinese Texts. (Chinese Materials and Research Aids Service Center, Occasional Series No. 34).
Octavo. Pp. x, 204, 6. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. In fine condition. ~ First edition. Chinese Materials and Research Aids Service Center, Inc., Occasional Series No. 34. Rare.
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Walravens, Hartmut.
China illustrata. Das europäische Chinaverständnis im Spiegel des 16. bis 18. Jahrhunderts. (Ausstellungskataloge der Herzog Augut Bibliothek Nr. 55).
Quarto. Pp. 302, (2). Colour frontispiece. Illustrated throughout. Bound in the original stiff pictorial wrappers. In a very fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ First edition. Published to coincide with the exhibition at the same name in Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel.
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Walravens, Hartmut.
China illustrata. Das europäische Chinaverständnis im Spiegel des 16. bis 18. Jahrhunderts. (Ausstellungskataloge der Herzog Augut Bibliothek Nr. 55).
Quarto. Pp. 302, (2). Colour frontispiece. Illustrated throughout. Bound in the original stiff pictorial wrappers. In fine condition. ~ First edition. Published to coincide with the exhibition at the same name in Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel.
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Wylie, A. (Alexander).
Notes on Chinese Literature: With Introductory Remarks on the Progressive Advancement of the Art; and a List of Translations from the Chinese, into Various European Languages. [FIRST EDITION].
Crown quarto. Pp. viii, xxviii, 260. Table. Indices. Hardcover, bound in full blue grey cloth, gilt lettering to spine, spine slightly discoloured. In about fine condition. ~ First edition. Alexander Wylie (1815-1887).
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Wylie, A. (Alexander).
Notes on Chinese Literature: With Introductory Remarks on the Progressive Advancement of the Art; and a List of Translations from the Chinese, into Various European Languages. [FIRST EDITION].
Crown quarto. Pp. viii, xxviii, 260. Table. Indices. Hardcover, bound in contemporary brown full cloth, gilt lettering and gilt shelf-mark to spine, cloth inner hinges; cloth discoloured in places, free endpapers detached but present, extremities bit worn. In good general condition, very good interior with few marginal pencil annotations in neat hand. ~ First edition. At one time at the Brooklyn Public Library, with a contemporary bookplate to that effect and small ink- and perforation stamps to title-page. Alexander Wylie (1815-1887).
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Hervouet, Yves.
Un poète de cour sous les han: Sseu-ma Siang-jou. (Université de Paris, Faculté des Lettres).
Crown quarto. Pp. viii, 479. Bound in the original printed wrappers. In fine condition. Excellent copy, practically unused, still entirely unopened. ~ First edition. Doctoral dissertation, presented to the University of Paris. Considered the definitive study of Ssu-ma Hsiang-ju's life and work. Yves Hervouet (1921-1999). Rare.
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Hsu, Sung-nien. [Xu, Songnian].
Li Thai-po. Son temps, sa vie et son oeuvre. (Université de Lyon, Faculté des Lettres).
Crown quarto. Pp. 193. Bound in the original printed wrappers, bit discoloured. In fine condition. Excellent copy, practically unused, still entirely unopened. ~ First edition. Doctoral dissertation, presented to the University of Lyon. Rare.
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Prusek, Jaroslav.
Chinese History and Literature: Collection of Studies.
Crown quarto. Pp. 586; Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full light blue cloth, large gilt decoration to cover, gilt lettering to spine, with good dust-jacket, cloth ribbon marker, small marks on free endpapers. In fine condition. Overall an excellent copy. ~ First edition.
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Kühnel, Paul (Translator); Hermann von Staden (editor).
Chinesische Novellen. Deutsch von Paul Kühnel. (Meisterwerke orientalischer Literaturen, 2).
Octavo. Pp. xxix, 368. Title-page and Serial-title printed within orange decorative frame. Hardcover, bound in contemporary half calf and lovely floral boards, spine richly gilt, crimson morocco lettering-piece, gilt, cloth inner hinges, red silken ribbon marker, corners and extremities chafed. Inscription to half-title, some underlining in coloured pencil. In a very good condition. Handsome copy. ~ First edition. Meisterwerke orientalischer Literaturen, Bd. 2. From the private library of Atten Hofer with his bookplate.
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Ho-ching, Lin. Translated and annotated by Max Perleberg.
Lin Ho-ching. Poems.
Octavo. Pp. 150, (2). Frontispiece portrait of Lin Ho-ching, printed in brown ink. Plus 6 tinted plates. Title-page in Chinese, printed in red and black. Bibliography. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full blue cloth, yellow lettering in Chinese and English, with the original dust-jacket (good, minute chips). In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ First and only edition.
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Levy, Howard S.
The Illusory Flame. Translations from the Chinese.
Royal octavo. Pp. 100. Text illustrations, initials, head- and tail-pieces. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's beige boards, lettering to spine, with illustrated dust-jacket which is in a very good condition. Book is in fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ First edition, first printing.
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Stoll (Bahr), Luise.
Das Niän Pu. Eine Untersuchung zu den literarischen Formen chinesischer Biographien.
Octavo. Pp. 67. Bound in the original printed wrappers. In fine condition. ~ First and only edition. Doctoral dissertation, presented to the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main.
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Salmon, Claudine (Ed.).
Literary Migrations: Traditional Chinese Fiction in Asia (17-20th Centuries).
Thick octavo. Pp. 11, vi, 661. With 43 plates. Bound in the original stiff wrappers, small signature to title-page. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ First edition.
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McMullen, D. L.
Concordances and Indexes to Chinese Texts. (Chinese Materials and Research Aids Service Center, Occasional Series No. 34).
Octavo. Pp. x, 204, 6. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. In fine condition. - - First edition. Chinese Materials and Research Aids Service Center, Inc., Occasional Series No. 34. Rare.
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Fei-Shi. (Emil Sigmund Fischer).
Guide to Peking and its Environs Near and Far.
Octavo. Pp. ix, (ii), 237, xii illustrated commercial advertisements. Plus numerous plates, maps and plans, some folding, some coloured, tipped- or bound-in, all outside the pagination. Plus large folding "Plan of Peking" printed in multiple colours, at rear pocket. Several original Addendum slips tipped-in. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's quarter yellow cloth and matching boards, upper cover illustrated, spine lettered, boards very slightly rubbed or finger marked, short tear to blank margin of one folding plan and to first free endpaper. In about fine condition. Minor blemishes noted, a surprisingly clean and well preserved copy with absolutely crisp maps. ~ Fully revised edition. First published in 1909. Emil Sigmund Fischer (1865-1945), banker and traveler, born in Vienna. He came to China in 1894 and was a banker in Shanghai, later in Tienstin. Beside "Guide to Peking" he wrote "Travels in China, 1894-1940" (Tienstin, 1941); "Through the Silk and Tea Districts of Kiang-nan and Chekiang"; "The Trans-Siberian Route" and others. He was held prisoner by the Japanese from 1941 until his death. With contemporary ticket to first paste-down, in English and Chinese, "French Bookstore, Peiping (China)".
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Bourne, [Sir] Frederick Samuel Augustus; H. Neville; H. Bell.
Report of the Mission to China of the Blackburn Chamber of Commerce, 1896-7, I-II. [TWO VOLUMES].
Two volumes in one. Royal octavo. Pp. xii, 152; vii, 386. Group-portrait as frontispiece. Plus large folding map preceding frontispiece, folding map bound-in, and large fold-out plan "Section of Main Caravan Route (.)" bound at end of volume I. Includes a transcript of Bourne's letter to the Marquess of Salisbury. Appendices, glossary, tables, text figures. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's maroon full cloth, bit soiled and frayed in places, spine gilt; joints and part of spine mended for splits, spine-ends bumped or chipped, maps and first and last leaves foxed. In good overall condition, very good interior. - - First edition. Sir Frederick Samuel Augustus Bourne (1854-1940) was Consul in charge of the Blackburn Commercial Mission. Between October 1896 and June 1897, members of the Blackburn Commission travelled some 4,300 miles through the interior of south and central China. They collected detailed information on all factors relating to how the Chinese met "their own wants in the matter of textiles", including material on marketing, distribution, indigenous handicraft production, taxation and "local customs and usage as they might affect [the United Kingdom's] textile industry". The Commission also investigated in detail remote or less known parts of the country, and provided an account of means of communication by land and water. The report was published in two lengthy sections by The North-East Lancashire Press Company in Blackburn, a very rare imprint. The first part was compiled by Bourne; the second by H. Neville and H. Bell. See further: "Commerce and Capitalism in Chinese Societies", Gary G. Hamilton (London, Routledge, 2006). Bourne published also, among others, "The Lo-Fou mountains: An excursion" (Hongkong, 1895); and "Trade of central and southern China" (Shanghai, 1898).
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Lauterer, Joseph. Sven Hedin.
China. Das Reich der Mitte einst und jetzt. Nach seinen Reisen und Studien geschildert. [AND:] Die Flucht des Großen Pferdes.
Royal octavo. Pp. vi, 412, (12) illustrated publisher's catalogue. Profusely illustrated throughout. Set in Gothic type. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full ochre cloth, decoration to cover and spine, bevelled edges, decorative endpapers and text-block edges, one corner-tip rubbed. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. TO THIS WE ADD A COMPLIMENTARY COPY: Sven Hedin: Die Flucht des Großen Pferdes. Mit 117 Abbildungen und 1 Karte. (Leipzig, F. A. Brockhaus, 1939). Royal octavo. Pp. 262. Plus folding coloured map, frontispiece, and numerous plates. Text illustrations. Set in Gothic type. In a very good condition.
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Olson, James S.
An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of China.
Royal octavo. Pp. ix, 434. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full cloth. In mint condition, practically new. ~ First edition.
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Pulleyblank, Edwin G.
The Background of the Rebellion of An Lu-Shan. (London Oriental Studies, 4).
Octavo. Pp. x, 264. Plus 2 folding maps bound at end, and a folding chart bound-in. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full cloth, gilt spine; free endpapers browned, first with a signature. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ First edition. London Oriental Studies, 4. Rare original copy.
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COMUNICANDA A CONSILIO CENTRALI SUPERIORI OPERIS PONTIFICII A S. PETRO APOSTOLO PRO CLERO INDIGENA IN LOCIS MISSIONIS
Un volume di 260 pagine. Testo in latino. Contiene le indicazioni (e le relazioni al papa) sulle attività di sviluppo del clero locale nelle terre di missione e soprattutto in Cina. Legatura in tela rossa, con scudo cardinalizio e titolo dorati al piatto.
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ANNALES DE LA SOCIETE DES MISSIONS ETRANGERES et de l'Oeuvre des Partants - Année 1928
Un volume di 256 pagine. Testo in francese. L'intera annata 1928 di questa rivista che narra le vicissitudini dei missionari, soprattutto in Cina, Indocina, Corea e Giappone. Mezza tela del tempo.
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Maurice T. Price
CHRISTIAN MISSIONS AND ORIENTAL CIVILIZATIONS. A study in Culture-Contact.
Foreword by Robert E. Park. First Edition. Un volume di XXVI-578 pagine. Tela editoriale con sovracoperta. Ottime condizioni.
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Gabriel Bonvalot
L'ASIE INCONNUE. A travers le Tibet et la Chine.
Un volume in 8vo grande (24,5 cm) di (4)- 329 pagine, con decine di riproduzioni fotografiche. Bella legatura editoriale in tutta tela con fregi liberty e titolo in oro e nero al piatto e al dorso. Edizione senza data, ma considerata del 1896: differisce dalle altre per numero di pagine, di foto e per l'assenza della carta geografica ft. Affascinante racconto e testimonianza fotografica dell'esplorazione che portò Bonvalot ad attraversare per primo l'Asia dal Nord al Sud, attraverso il Tibet.
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COLLECTION DES MORALISTES ANCIENS. Tome premier: MANUEL D'EPICTETE. Tome second: PENSEES MORALE DE CONFUCIUS. Tome III: PENSEES MORALE DE DIVERS AUTEURS CHINOIS, et: DISCOURS MORAUX DE L'EMPEREUR YOUNG-TCHING.
Tre tomi in un volume in 16mo (8x14 cm) di 153-(3)pp; 169pp; 167-(1)pp. Legatura coeva in mezza pelle verde, dorso liscio ornato e dorato. Belle condizioni. La collezione stampata a Ginevra riprendeva quella di Parigi di Didot. Ma mentre quella si sviluppò negli anni fino a contenere 15 volumi, questa di Ginevra si limitò ai primi tre tomi, ed è quindi così completa. (V. Catalogo Molini, Firenze, 1820. Georges Bonnant: Le livre genevois sous l'Ancien Régime).
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SOCIETE' DES MISSIONS-ETRANGERES. COMPTE RENDU DES TRAVAUX 1930.
Un volume (23 cm) di VI-344 pagine; una tabella ed una carta geografica ripiegate fuori testo. In lingua francese. Graziosa legatura coeva in tutta tela, cornice dorata ai piatti; tagli dorati. Ottime condizioni. Chapitres: 1- Japon, 2- Corée et Mandchourie, 3-Ouest de la Chine, 4-Sud de la Chine, 5-Tonkin, 6-Cochinchine et Cambodge, 7-Indochine occidentale, 8- Inde.
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Vincenzo Loiacono
LA CINA E L'ORDINE NUOVO.
Opuscolo (25 cm) di 39 pagine; a fogli ancora chiusi. Brossura editoriale. Ottime condizioni. Viene esaltato il regime imposto dai giapponesi in Cina, poiché Tokio è alleata dei regimi di Roma e Berlino in guerra.
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Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale
PAGINE DALL'ORIENTE. Libri cinesi e giapponesi della Biblioteca Nazionale.
Un volume (30,5 cm) di 141 pagine, con numerose illustrazioni in bn e a colori. Catalogo della mostra. Brossura editoriale illustrata. Ottime condizioni.
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Alexandre Ivanovitch Koukhnoff
PORCELAINE DE CHINE.
Composé et édité par M. A. Koukhnoff, ancien consul à Kouldja. Un volume (12,5x20,5 cm) di 44 pagine inquadrate e stampate su un solo lato, su carta azzurrina, con caratteri manoscritti, caratteri cinesi e figure dei marchi di ceramica. Tela coeva con tassello di titolo al dorso, copertina della brossura originale incollata alla risguardia. (Disegni e note a matita all'ultima pagina bianca). Raro manuale sulle ceramiche cinesi, pubblicato a cura e spese dello stesso autore.
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Goepper, Roger:
Das alte China : Menschen und Götter im Reich der Mitte, 5000 v. Chr. - 220 n. Chr. , Kunsthaus Zürich 4. April 1996 - 14. Juli 1996. [die Ausstellung "Das Alte China" im Kunsthaus Zürich. Konzeption und Red.: ]
500 S. : zahlr. Ill. , 28 cm Parallelsacht. in chines. Schr. - Literaturverz. S. 495 - 500 - The indicated shipping costs refer to books weighing up to one kilogram. - Bücher, die schwerer als ein Kilogramm oder größer als 35 x 25 cm sind, werden als Paket verschickt und kosten innerhalb Deutschlands bis zu zwei Kilogramm 6 Euro, darüber hinaus 7 Euro Porto. -
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Die akrobatisch-artistische Truppe der Volksrepublik China. Direktion: Liu Yi. Künstlerische Leitung: Yuan Sheng.
20 nn. S., überwiegend mit Photos. 4°, Broschur. Knick auf dem VDeckel, sonst sehr guter Zustand. - The indicated shipping costs refer to books weighing up to one kilogram. - Bücher, die schwerer als ein Kilogramm oder größer als 35 x 25 cm sind, werden als Paket verschickt und kosten innerhalb Deutschlands bis zu zwei Kilogramm 6 Euro, darüber hinaus 7 Euro Porto. -
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